Festivals & Performances

Krishna Janamashtmi Celebrations in Hiranandani Gardens, Powai Lake, Mumbai. India. The objective is to make a human pyramid and break a "handi" (Pot) on the top much like Lord Krishna used to do.

Krishna Janamashtmi Celebrations in Hiranandani Gardens, Powai Lake, Mumbai. India. The objective is to make a human pyramid and break a "handi" (Pot) on the top much like Lord Krishna used to do.

Ganapati Visarjan into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach with Nariman Point at the backdrop in Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India. This Hindu festival has lakhs of devotees carrying Lord Ganesha to the sea and immersing the idol.

Fast paced movement towards the sea. Small to giant idols of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha being taken to Chowpatty beach, Arabian sea in Mumbai, with dancing, beating of drums and grand celebrations for the Ganesh Chaturti festival.

The Konark Dance & Music Festival 2011 held from February, 19th to 23rd, organized by Konark Natya Mandap. The festival takes place in an open-air auditorium and enlivens the spirit of the sculptures of Konark temple which is just a short distance away.

The objectives of the Konark Natya Mandap are to preserve, promote, and project the rich cultural heritage of Orissa and to infuse cultural awareness in the minds of all. Started with painstaking efforts of internationally renowned Odissi dance teacher Guru Gangadhar Pradhan who unfortunately passed away last year. For more details on the festival see http://www.konarknatyamandap.org/

The Konark Dance & Music Festival 2011 held from February, 19th to 23rd, organized by Konark Natya Mandap. The festival takes place in an open-air auditorium and enlivens the spirit of the sculptures of Konark temple which is just a short distance away.

The objectives of the Konark Natya Mandap are to preserve, promote, and project the rich cultural heritage of Orissa and to infuse cultural awareness in the minds of all. Started with painstaking efforts of internationally renowned Odissi dance teacher Guru Gangadhar Pradhan who unfortunately passed away last year. For more details on the festival see http://www.konarknatyamandap.org/

The Konark Dance & Music Festival 2011 held from February, 19th to 23rd, organized by Konark Natya Mandap. The festival takes place in an open-air auditorium and enlivens the spirit of the sculptures of Konark temple which is just a short distance away.

The objectives of the Konark Natya Mandap are to preserve, promote, and project the rich cultural heritage of Orissa and to infuse cultural awareness in the minds of all. Started with painstaking efforts of internationally renowned Odissi dance teacher Guru Gangadhar Pradhan who unfortunately passed away last year. For more details on the festival see http://www.konarknatyamandap.org/

The Konark Dance & Music Festival 2011 held from February, 19th to 23rd, organized by Konark Natya Mandap. The festival takes place in an open-air auditorium and enlivens the spirit of the sculptures of Konark temple which is just a short distance away.

The objectives of the Konark Natya Mandap are to preserve, promote, and project the rich cultural heritage of Orissa and to infuse cultural awareness in the minds of all. Started with painstaking efforts of internationally renowned Odissi dance teacher Guru Gangadhar Pradhan who unfortunately passed away last year. For more details on the festival see http://www.konarknatyamandap.org/

Girl doing a solo dance performance at a dance & music competition held for children. Throughout the Taj Mahotsav one experiences a profusion of folk & classical music & dances of various regions, especially the Brij Bhumi, performed the way they used to be centuries ago. Besides the folk, the Mahotsav also exhibit the performance from the world renowned artistes from classical, semi-classical and popular art forms.

Taj Mahotsav (Hindi: ताज महोत्सव, Urdu: تاج مہوتسو, translation: Taj Jubilee) is an annual 10 day festival that takes place from 18th to 27th February. The event is held at Shilpgram in Agra, India. This carnival is a vibrant platform that brings together India's finest craft and culture at one single place. It is a festive introduction to India as a whole and Uttar Pradesh in particular, where the extensive range of art, craft, culture and cuisine are on display. Every year in February, tourists flock to Agra for this mega event, just a stone throw from the majestic Taj Mahal. This festival invokes the memories of old Mughal era and nawabi style prevalent in Uttar Pradesh in 18th and 19th centuries.

Artists & dance performers at the Suraj Kund Mela 2008 held in Haryana (outskirts of Delhi), North India. The Suraj Kund Mela is an annual fair held near Delhi. Folk dances, handicrafts and a lot of fun.

Offerings being made as part of a ceremony taking place in Dalem Agung Padantegal Temple, Sacred Monkey Forest, Ubud.

Balinese performing arts often portray stories from Hindu epics such as the Ramayana but with heavy Balinese influence. Famous Balinese dances include pendet, legong, baris, topeng, barong, gong keybar, and kecak (the monkey dance). Bali boasts one of the most diverse and innovative performing arts cultures in the world, with paid performances at thousands of temple festivals, private ceremonies, or public shows.

Women and men dressed traditionally carry offerings. Enroute from Denpasar International Airport to Ubud, we see a Hindu procession.

Bali is an Indonesian island with the provincial capital at Denpasar. Lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east, the island is home to the largest tourist destination in the country and is renowned for its highly developed arts, including dance, sculpture, painting, leather, metalworking and music. What's interesting is that while Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, on the island of Bali, 93% of the population is Balinese Hindu and one can find Hinduism in each and every aspect of the life and living.

Women carrying offerings on their head at the ceremony taking place in Dalem Agung Padantegal Temple, Sacred Monkey Forest, Ubud.
The vast majority of the Balinese follow one religion - A Shivaite sect of Hinduism that is mixed with pre-Hindu mythologies. The Balinese from before the third wave of immigration, known as the Bali Aga, are mostly not followers of the Balinese Shivaite Hinduism, but their own animist traditions.

Bali is an Indonesian island with the provincial capital at Denpasar. Lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east, the island is home to the largest tourist destination in the country and is renowned for its highly developed arts, including dance, sculpture, painting, leather, metalworking and music. What's interesting is that while Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, on the island of Bali, 93% of the population is Balinese Hindu and one can find Hinduism in each and every aspect of the life and living.

Winning face painting students of Tarun Niketan Public School, Faridabad at the Suraj Kund Mela 2008 held in Haryana (outskirts of Delhi), North India. The Suraj Kund Mela is an annual fair held near Delhi. Folk dances, handicrafts and a lot of fun.